Ryan Ciminelli says he 'absolutely' deserves to be PBA Player of the Year after Viper Championship win
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 12/27/2015, 1:00 PM

Ryan Ciminelli, center, with BPAA's Tom Martino, left, and Frank DeSocio, right, after winning the PBA Viper Championship. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Note: This story is an updated version of this “spoiler alert” story I wrote after the TV show was taped.
Ryan Ciminelli said one of the easiest wins a PBA Tour player could ask for in a TV finals was anything but easy.
“That was the hardest show I ever bowled knowing Player of the Year was on the line and feeling like I had to have that win,” the DV8 staffer said after winning the PBA Viper Championship, which was taped Friday, Dec. 18 at the National Bowling S...